Sanders: Don't blame my supporters for violence at Trump rally

[Cheese Sandwich]

Washington (CNN)Bernie Sanders said Saturday that his supporters were not to blame for the unrest that led to the cancellation of a Donald Trump rally in Chicago, instead accusing the Republican front-runner of encouraging violence.

"I don't think our supporters are inciting. What our supporters are doing is responding to a candidate who has, in fact, in many ways, encouraged violence," Sanders said Saturday at a press conference in Chicago. "When he talks about ... 'I wish we were in the old days when you could punch somebody in the head.' What do you think that says to his supporters?"

Sanders also referred to an incident earlier this week in which a black protester was sucker-punched by a Trump supporter as he was being led out of a rally.

"So the issue now is Donald Trump has got to be loud and clear and tell his supporters that violence at rallies is not what America is about and to end it," Sanders said.
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http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/12/politics/bernie-sanders-donald-trump/index.html

[jwirr]

2. Thank you Bernie. But don't worry, like you we have big

shoulders and we can take this. The MSM is never going to get it because they are part of the cause - they have been selling Trump for a long time.

[Gregorian]

3. I'm not used to a Dem acting like I want. Bernie does.

He's not trying to please a repub. He's not trying to shy away from offending a yooge donor. There's no fear, and no bullshit. Plus he frames it in the truth. I don't know how he does it. But I've watched and waited 45 years to find one politician who is this way.

[pdsimdars]

4. Bernie is so simple, straight forward and clear on things. It is refreshing.

[PatrickforO]

5. Exactly. We're all in this together, and together we'll make this country

what it should be, instead of some white racist place based on fear.

[Bassomar]

6. Very well said Bernie

Donald Trump needs to be called out for his awful behavior.

[King_Klonopin]

7. It's called "push-back" or "blow-back", Donnie.

Bernie can't allow this bullshit artist to shift the blame to us dems.

Trump is the menace who is fomenting anger, hate and violence.
Bernie supporters, et al., are fighting back against this negative force.

Fighting back is not the same as "inciting"; fighting back is the proper
response to this real threat.

Let's make it abundantly clear which one of these two candidates is
aligning himself with the evil, dark side of humanity -- which one is
provoking the conflict and animosity. That's you, Donnie Boy.

Take an offensive position, Bernie. Keep repeating these rebuttals.
Keep showing the videos of the thuggery at those Trump "rallies".
Keep showing the videos of his vulgar, threatening quotes.